Current Columnists

• Onward

  Russell Moore
  
  Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain Without Swearing

  Institutions may break the third commandment to excuse their abuse.
  Tribalism’s Awful Antidote

  We’re made to have a herd. Made to transcend it, too.
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• A Drink of Light

  Tish Harrison Warren
  
  Why We Preach for Proper Names

  The local church is small and placed for a reason.
  Faith Is More than a Feeling, but Not Less

  Discipled living demands not only right belief and right action but also right passions.
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• Seasoned Salt

  Dennis R. Edwards
  

  An experienced perspective on the church, theology, the Bible, and the world it inhabits from a well-traveled and compassionate pastor, scholar, and champion of justice.

  The Derek Chauvin Verdict Is Good. But I’m Still Groaning.

  Full justice will come when Jesus returns. In the meantime, we fight for a “foretaste of glory divine.”
  Sometimes You Have to Shake the Dust Off Your Feet

  Walking out is a way of responding to institutional toxicity.

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• The Lesser Kingdom

  Bonnie Kristian
  

  A prophetic, eclectic, and humble take on current issues, public policy, and political events with thoughts on faithful engagement.

  Can We Resurrect Expertise?

  Suspicion of and pride from authority figures are not virtues.
  Evangelicals Can Agree: We’re Women, not ‘Bodies with Vaginas’

  To verbally dismember women is denigration, not inclusion.
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• Beginning of Wisdom

  Jen Wilkin
  

  The Beginning of Wisdom offers a Bible teacher's perspective on spiritual growth and scriptural study in our churches, small groups, and families.

  The Unexpected Parenting Comfort of Ecclesiastes

  When the world calls everything unprecedented, God’s provision remains unchanging.
  Don’t Expect Instant Gratification from Your ‘Quiet Time’

  Fifteen minutes of Bible reading may not turn every day around, but it’ll yield fruit at the right time.

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• Pending Resolution

  Sandra McCracken
  

  Pending Resolution is an exploration of the tensions of living between God's promises offered and his promises fulfilled, looking to Scripture for guidance.

  When Doubters Declare the Glory of God

  Songs from outside the church can help us worship within it.
  Not All That Glitters Is Photoshopped

  When everything seems fake, Jesus says, “Put your hand in my side.”
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• Spirited Life

  Andrew Wilson
  

  Spirited Life is a collision between biblical reflection and charismatic practice, aiming to make people happier in God.

  Seven Trials, Two Dangers, and One Underappreciated Book

  Church leaders care too much about numbers and too little about Numbers.
  It’s Hamilton’s World. We’re Just Living in It.

  The Broadway hit serves as a parable of the post-Christian West.
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